Diagnostic device for motor vehicles and diagnostic method
First Claim
1. A diagnostic device for motor vehicles, comprising:
- at least one first interface adapted for reading out error status information from a memory of a motor vehicle,at least one second interface adapted for receiving and/or transmitting community content and error status information,an operating device adapted for operating the diagnostic device by a user,a display device adapted for displaying the information, anda processing device adapted for processing the information, the processing device being connected to the first and the second interfaces and the processing device being adapted to transmit and process the community content and error status information with the aid of the first and/or the second interfaces and to display the processed information with the aid of the display device,wherein, for unambiguous identification of the motor vehicle, the diagnostic device is adapted to transmit vehicle identification characteristics to a web server with the aid of the second interface as well as the corresponding read-out error status information of the memory of the motor vehicle, after the information has been processed as community content information by the processing device, andwherein the processing device is adapted to identify motor-vehicle specific information predefinable from the received community content information in the form of relevant forum contributions to the corresponding motor vehicle or to the corresponding errors, when at least one characteristic of the vehicle identification characteristics and/or one corresponding symptom of an error is present.
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Abstract
A diagnostic device for motor vehicles includes at least one first interface for reading out error status information from a memory of a motor vehicle, at least one second interface for receiving and/or transmitting community content and error status information, an operating device for operating the diagnostic device by a user, a display device for displaying the information, and a processing device for processing the information, the processing device being connected to the first and the second interfaces and the processing device being designed to transmit and process the community content and error status information with the aid of the first and/or the second interfaces and to display this information with the aid of a display device. A diagnostic method for motor vehicles, a diagnostic system, as well as a use of a diagnostic device are also described.
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7 Claims
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1. A diagnostic device for motor vehicles, comprising:
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at least one first interface adapted for reading out error status information from a memory of a motor vehicle, at least one second interface adapted for receiving and/or transmitting community content and error status information, an operating device adapted for operating the diagnostic device by a user, a display device adapted for displaying the information, and a processing device adapted for processing the information, the processing device being connected to the first and the second interfaces and the processing device being adapted to transmit and process the community content and error status information with the aid of the first and/or the second interfaces and to display the processed information with the aid of the display device, wherein, for unambiguous identification of the motor vehicle, the diagnostic device is adapted to transmit vehicle identification characteristics to a web server with the aid of the second interface as well as the corresponding read-out error status information of the memory of the motor vehicle, after the information has been processed as community content information by the processing device, and wherein the processing device is adapted to identify motor-vehicle specific information predefinable from the received community content information in the form of relevant forum contributions to the corresponding motor vehicle or to the corresponding errors, when at least one characteristic of the vehicle identification characteristics and/or one corresponding symptom of an error is present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A diagnostic system, comprising:
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a motor vehicle, and a diagnostic device for motor vehicles, comprising; at least one first interface adapted for reading out error status information from a memory of the motor vehicle, at least one second interface adapted for receiving and/or transmitting community content and error status information, an operating device adapted for operating the diagnostic device by a user, a display device adapted for displaying the information, and a processing device adapted for processing the information, the processing device being connected to the first and the second interfaces and the processing device being adapted to transmit and process the community content and error status information with the aid of the first and/or the second interfaces and to display the processed information with the aid of the display device, wherein, for unambiguous identification of the motor vehicle, the diagnostic device is adapted to transmit vehicle identification characteristics to a web server with the aid of the second interface as well as the corresponding read-out error status information of the memory of the motor vehicle, after the information has been processed as community content information by the processing device, and wherein the processing device is adapted to identify motor-vehicle specific information predefinable from the received community content information in the form of relevant forum contributions to the corresponding motor vehicle or to the corresponding errors, when at least one characteristic of the vehicle identification characteristics and/or one corresponding symptom of an error is present.
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